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Repairs in the Field. One App.

The construction equipment mechanic app keeps work orders, parts lookup, inspection checklists, and repair history on your phone. Focus on repairs.

Mechanic repairing equipment with a Clue failed inspection item and AI repair description card

Maintenance management

Every repair in one place. From assignment to service record.

Mechanic work order queue with assigned repairs

See the Work Orders Your Manager Assigns

The mechanic work order app keeps the WOs your shop manager assigns to you in one queue. Each WO shows priority, equipment details, and operator notes. Push alerts flag new work.

Your queue: See every work order your manager assigns to you in one list

Work order details: View equipment, priority, status, shop, and operator notes before you start

Priority: See high, medium, and low priority work in your queue

Operator report: Read the operator's issue and notes for each work order

Repair status: Start the repair and track its current stage from one screen

Repair inspection record with photos and AI repair notes

Log Repairs with Photos and Notes

Capture what you found, what you fixed, and what parts you used, all on your phone. Attach photos of worn components, add diagnosis notes, and close the WO when the job is done.

Findings: Log what you found in the WO

Repair: Log what you fixed and the parts you used

Photo notes: Add a worn-part photo. Clue uses AI to write the repair description. Review the text

Time and closeout: Log your time in the WO. Close it after you finish the job

Inspection checklist with fault context and failed items

Complete Digital Inspections

Run pre-shift and post-shift inspection checklists on mobile. Mark pass/fail, add photos for flagged items, and submit. The results go straight to the equipment manager.

Inspection checks: Mark each item as pass or fail from your phone

Flagged photos: Attach photos to flagged items for the equipment manager

Meter reading: Log equipment hours with the same inspection record

Repair link: Open the linked work order or export the PDF report

Parts lookup and request from the work order

Parts Lookup and Usage Tracking

Look up parts, check shop stock, and request several parts from the WO on your phone. Clue applies the latest unit cost when you use a part. Each cost stays with the work order.

Parts request: Select several parts and add them to the work order

Stock location: See where each part is stored and what is on hand

Part source: See whether a part comes from inventory or a vendor

Order status: Follow each part from requested to ordered to received

Repair cost: Keep part quantities and costs tied to the work order

Full equipment repair history with every work order

View Full Equipment History

Before you start a repair, check the equipment repair history. Each past WO lists the repair, date, and cost. See whether the issue repeats or appears for the first time.

Repair history: Review past work orders for the machine before starting

Work source: See whether service began from maintenance, a fault, or an inspection

Repair timeline: Track each work order from creation through completion

Audit trail: View the mechanic, labor, parts, and time stamps for each update

Labor log entry from the work order that saves offline

Field Work That Saves Offline

For equipment loaded on the phone, mechanics can run inspections, add notes and photos, file breakdown reports, update equipment hours, and clock in or out. The app saves this work and sends it when the phone has signal.

Inspections: Save drafts with notes and photos for equipment loaded on the phone

Breakdown reports: File reports in the field

Equipment hours: Save hour updates on the phone

Shift time: Clock in and out. The app sends saved work when the phone has signal

Built for every role

Solutions for every team.

Field, shop, and office teams use the same system. Equipment managers, fleet managers, operations leaders, CFOs, and executives see equipment details for their work.

Abe Sharaf

Equipment Manager

“It's a single pane of glass where you see everything across your fleet, from the field to the phone to the computer.”

Abe Sharaf

Equipment Manager, Pulice Construction

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Julio Lopez

Fleet Manager

“Imagine receiving 2,000 spreadsheets that needed to be approved individually in an email. There were entire teams dedicated to that. Now the system is fully automated, completely automated from beginning to end.”

Julio Lopez

Fleet Manager, Fort McKay Group

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Darrin Sheriff

CFO

“You went from doing two services a day to six services a day. That right there is priceless to me.”

Darrin Sheriff

Director of Maintenance & Purchasing, Palmetto Corp

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Eric Sellman

VP of Operations

“The big thing with Clue is that we're able to bridge the gap between our field, our operators in our shop, and other departments. Everybody's bought into Clue now.”

Eric Sellman

COO, Brent Scarbrough & Co

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John Igel

Executive

“We had 20 different logins between all our different softwares and web platforms. Now all that information pulls into one spot and we're able to see it in a single place.”

John Igel

CEO, George Igel Co.

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Ben Benoit

Operations Manager

“The operator's in control of his own destiny. That was a huge reason why not only did I buy into it, but I'm also investing into it for the future.”

Ben Benoit

Operations Manager, Onshore Companies

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Through the repair day

Why Mechanics Use Clue

Your whole workday in one app. Clear tasks. Fast updates. One place for the details.

Every Repair in One Place

Log each repair from your phone. Use the same ticket from start to finish.

Clear Priorities

Your WO queue shows priorities set by the shop manager so you always know what to tackle first.

Photo Documentation

Back yourself and the shop with photo evidence on every repair: before, during, and after.

Fast Parts Lookup

Find parts numbers, check inventory, and log usage right from the job.

Offline Capable

Keep working in remote areas, signal or not. Clue syncs when you return to coverage.

Full Equipment Context

Review past work orders, parts, and costs before you start the repair.

Equipment Data Stays With Every Repair

Clue offers 80+ integrations across OEM telematics, fault codes, GPS trackers, ERP and accounting systems, and parts vendors. Mechanics see equipment history, parts, labor, and costs on the work order.

From the people who use it every day

What contractors say

“The biggest difference has been the user friendliness.”

William A. Hazel

“The big thing with Clue is that we’re able to bridge the gap between our field, our operators in our shop, and other departments.”

Brent Scarbrough & Company

“There were entire teams dedicated to approving spreadsheets one by one.”

Fort McKay First Nation

“It exposes dead cost or overhead that maybe we don’t know about because it gets lost in those three different systems.”

Moss Utilities

“Clue’s real-time data capability has completely changed the way we manage our assets.”

Darrin Sheriff, Director of Maintenance and Purchasing

“It was probably taking the better part of a day to combine all the data from the telematics.”

Derek Wolfe, Equipment Manager, George Igel Co.

“Clue allows us to effectively control our operations: financially, effectively and safely.”

Joseph Yammine, Project Manager, Graham

“QR codes have been a game changer for us with regards to operator inspections.”

Ben Benoit, Operations Manager

“It’s a single pane of glass where you see everything across your fleet, from the field to the phone to the computer.”

Abe Sharaf, Corporate Equipment Engineer

“Our field guys were tired of having a new product, a new something to learn each time.”

Rob Judge, Sr. Procurement & Program Manager

“Our equipment is in far better shape since we started using Clue, for sure.”

Jake Farley, Equipment Manager, Silver Star Construction

William A. Hazel
Brent Scarbrough & Company
Fort McKay First Nation
Moss Utilities
Palmetto Corp
Igel
Graham
Onshore Companies
Pulice Construction
Goodfellow Bros.
Silver Star Construction

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Work Orders in Clue: Repair History, Parts, and Labor Costs

Parts Management in Clue: Requests, Delivery Tracking & Inventory

Template Manager in Clue: Inspection Templates, AI Import & Shared Categories

Preventive Maintenance in Clue: Build a PM Plan, Automate Work Orders

Asset Directory in Clue: Saved Views, Bulk Edits & Meters

Common questions

Construction equipment mechanic app FAQ.

What can mechanics do in the Clue app?

Mechanics can view and complete work orders, log labor and parts, attach photos, run inspection checklists, access machine repair history, and submit completed jobs, all from iOS or Android.

Mechanics can request several parts from the WO on their phone. They see stock and each part's storage location. They track each part from requested to ordered to received. The shop manager can approve each request.

The shop manager or equipment manager assigns work orders. Mechanics see their queue in priority order. The shop manager sees each mechanic's workload on a drag-and-drop board and can reassign work.

Yes. Operators use the same Clue app to submit breakdown reports and repair requests from the field. These flow into the shop's WO queue automatically.

Yes. Mechanics can mark work orders as favorites in the Clue app so the jobs they work on most often are always quick to find, cutting down time spent navigating the queue every shift.

Mechanics log time inside the work order. The hours link to the WO. Labor cost follows those hours. Managers review and approve timecards before export.

Yes. The app saves inspections with notes and photos for equipment loaded on the phone, breakdown reports, equipment hour updates, and clock-ins or clock-outs. It sends this work when the phone has signal again. Work orders and parts logs update when the phone has signal.

Clue can write a repair description from a photo. A mechanic takes a photo of a worn part or damaged equipment. Clue uses AI to read the image and draft the text. The mechanic reviews the text before saving it. The process gives workers who find write-ups slow a faster way to report repairs.

Push notifications alert mechanics to new work orders. The shop manager assigns or reassigns work on a drag-and-drop board. A counter at the top shows WOs that need a mechanic. The work order list shows each scheduled start and end date.

Clue alerts fleet managers and mechanics when equipment reports a code. Each work order shows whether service began with maintenance, a fault, or an inspection. When a mechanic tries to dismiss a code with an open work order, Clue shows a warning.

Mechanics can order parts through Gearflow inside the WO. Gearflow is a construction parts marketplace. The WO shows whether each part came from inventory or a vendor. Mechanics follow each part on the same work order from requested to ordered to received.

Clue saves the inspection as a draft. The mechanic can resume the draft at the same point after another task needs their time. The same draft keeps their place during a signal loss. When the mechanic returns, Clue opens the inspection at the same step.

Who it's for

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Role

Equipment Manager

Manage all equipment in one view, avoid costly downtime, and go digital.

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Role

Shop Manager

Digitally handle inspections, work orders, and inventory management effortlessly.

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Role

Mechanics

Access service history and timecards in one efficiency-enhancing app.

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Role

Executive

Optimize efficiency and asset utilization with comprehensive operational insights.

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Role

CFO

Streamline financials from timecards to asset management, monitoring costs effectively.

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Role

VP Operations

Manage equipment costs and utilization with real-time operational data.

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Role

Dispatchers

Quickly allocate resources and streamline dispatch with digital efficiency.

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Role

IT Leaders

Minimize IT overhead with seamless integrations and easy data access.

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Role

Project Manager

Control costs and maximize efficiency with real-time data and maintenance alerts.

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Role

Fueler

Locate and fuel equipment efficiently with precise directions.

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Role

Foreman

Manage on-site equipment efficiently with real-time updates and requests.

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Role

Operators

Inspect and report on equipment quickly with a user-friendly app.

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Company type

Enterprise

Streamline operations with integrated systems, trusted by construction leaders.

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Company type

Joint Ventures

Manage joint equipment with unified telematics data, reducing operational costs.

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Company type

Small to Mid Size Contractors

Simplify equipment management on a single platform, enhancing efficiency.

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